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NYC87LA269

1987-09-25 · HAMBURG, New York, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport 4G2

N400AW has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (LANCAIR LC41-550FG), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

ACCORDING TO THE PLT, WHEN HE ARRIVED AT THE ARPT, THE WINDS WERE FROM 280 DEG AT 20 GUSTING 25 KTS. HE BELIEVED THAT WITH THE STRONG X-WIND & GUSTS, IT WOULD BE SAFER TO LAND ON SOD BESIDE THE RWY. DURING THE LANDING, THE MAIN GEAR SANK INTO THE SOD & THE ACFT NOSED OVER. THE PLT STATED THE SOD WAS SOFT AFTER A HEAVY RAIN. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1987_NYC87LA269.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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